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Forest Park Middle SchoolLongview ISD
Brian Bowman, Principalbbowman@lisd.org
903-446-2500 (phone) 903-446-2501 (fax)www.lisd.org
"Complete Transformation of the Impossible Campus"
My BackgroundTexas Senate Aide for five years
Teacher and Coach for six years
Central Office Administrator for five years
Wife of 9 years; Three boys (Junior, 8th grader, 1st Grader); Stepdaughter (Junior); “Adopted” son (Junior)
OutlineI. Overview of Forest Park Middle SchoolII. Obstacles to OvercomeIII. Hiring Teachers for the Impossible
CampusIV. Personal level with the students and
familiesV. Community and Parent InvolvementVI. Extracurricular InvolvementVII. Servant LeadershipVIII. Results
2010 – 2011 DemographicsGrades 6 – 8
486 students
43.4% African American 46.5% Hispanic8% White
50% New Staff on Campus
85% Free/Reduced Lunch
2008 Academically Unacceptable
2009 Academically Acceptable with TPM, Unacceptable Without TPM
2008 Missed AYP
2009 Missed AYP
Obstacles to Overcome in 20107th Principal in ten years (3rd in last three years)Had to replaced 50% of staff who had resigned during
2009 school year50% of our students were new because of
desegregation order with Department of JusticeMoved into a new campus at end of July No student schedule requests from prior yearBasically a non-existent extracurricular programNo Academic UIL team6 PTA membersAlmost 200 arrests made by Longview PD previous
yearLow teacher morale
Where to start??
Met with every returning teacher individually
Met with students in groups and individually
Met with parents during the summer, prior to school starting
We then started the process of replacing 50% of our staff……..
Hiring New Teachers for the Impossible CampusHonesty about the history of the campus
Share personal vision and mission and what direction the campus is going
Involve other staff members in the interviews
Hire 100% on personality: You can help and assist a teacher in becoming a good or great teacher; You cannot help or make a teacher love kids!
Forest Park Middle School Home VisitsStaff Development day in August
Come in at 1:00 pm; Fish Fry at 4:30 pmBreak into teams at 5:30 pmVisits from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm
Groups of three – One male with two femalesShare maps with each address highlighted
with student namePackets to welcome students and
parents/guardians
FPMS Home Visits“Single most important day in the past
sixteen years.” – Kristi McAdams, 16 year veteran teacher at FPMS
“Best and most touching event I have ever experienced.” – Donna Comerford, 2nd year at FPMS
“More schools need to follow the lead of Forest Park Middle School and do something different and innovative.” – Longview News Journal
Community and Parent InvolvementPTA members increased from 6 members in
2009 to 153 in 2010.Chick fil A is on our campus on a daily basis
MentoringA/B Honor Roll incentivesChick fil A GamedayTeacher appreciation
Church and Pastor Luncheon in SeptemberClothes Closest project by Crossroads
Church Women’s Ministry
Community/Parent Involvement6th grade orientation the Friday before
school starts80 students in 2010; 180 in 2011
Community Service Projects: Longview PD Blue Santa; Adopt a Student for Christmas; new ones this year
Extra Curricular Involvement
2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011
80 students in athletics
40 students in choir
80 students in band
Zero students in UIL
130 students in athletics
150 students in choir
170 students in band
50 students in UIL
Servant LeadershipAdministrators to Staff and Staff to Students
Growth Plans are designed to help individual teachers so they can do a better job for students – not set up just to fire a teacher. We need to change this thinking and philosophy.
Administrators are at a school to assist the teachers; teachers are at a school to assist the students. Schools were not built and established for us – it is for the students and their education
Things we do to serve our staff…. Open door policy for all administrators
Immediate response to a classroom if teacher calls front office
Luncheons for staff – sponsored by Principal Fund, Chick fil A and local churches
Delivering of brownies, tea and lemonade to each classroom for the teacher
Staff involved in campus decision making
Leaders should be cheerleaders, encouragers, positive people, smiling all the time, showing staff and students you love them and care for them!
Student IncentivesEagles Nest
A/B Honor Roll – Partnership with Chick fil A
Top Ten Reasons to Pass the TAKS
Free Dress Day
End of the Year Awards Program
Eagle Extravaganza
Discipline
2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011
Almost 200 arrests and citations by LPD
50 altercations and fights
Approximately 1,000 discipline referrals
Students ran the campus
Less than 50 arrests and citations by LPD
7 altercations and fights
Approximately 400 discipline referrals
We ran the campus
AcademicsMath
2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011All Students: 64%AA: 58%Hispanics: 73%White: 68%ED: 64%
All Students: 71% (7% gain)
AA: 65% (7% gain)Hispanics: 76% (3%
gain)White: 80% (12% gain)ED: 71% (7% gain)
Average gain of 7.5%
AcademicsScience
2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011
All Students: 48%
AA: 45%Hispanics: 46%White: *ED: 46%
All: 62% (14% gain)AA: 66% (21% gain)Hispanics: 60% (14%
gain)White: *ED: 60% (14% gain)
Average gain of 16%
AcademicsSocial Studies
2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011
ALL: 82%AA: 84%Hispanics: 79%White: *ED: 80%
ALL: 86% (4% gain)
AA: 87% (3% gain)Hispanics: 89%
(10% gain)ED: 86% (6% gain)
Average gain of 6%
AcademicsWriting
2009 - 2010 2010 - 2011
ALL: 83%AA: 81%Hispanics: 88%White:*ED: 83%
ALL: 89% (6% gain)
AA: 85% (4% gain)Hispanics: 91%
(3% gain)White: *ED: 88% (5% gain)
Average gain of 4.5%
"The measure of a leader is
not the number of people
who serve the leader, but
the number of people
served by the leader."
~ Adapted from a quote
by John C. Maxwell.
Servant-leadership is all about
making the goals clear and then
rolling your sleeves up and doing
whatever it takes to help people win.
In that situation, they don't work for
you, you work for them." ~Ken
Blanchard in "Servant
Leadership" The Management
Forum volume 4 number 3.
"True leadership must be for
the benefit of the followers,
not to enrich the leader."
~ John C. Maxwell
We are more than willing to visit your school, or you may visit Forest Park, to see how we can assist you in helping all of our students.
Brian BowmanPrincipal, Forest Park Middle
School903-446-2500
bbowman@lisd.org
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